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M100 from BMV Observatories
Blue Mountain Vista Observatory New RInggold PA
M100
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Messier 100 (also known as NGC 4321) is a mag 10.1 spiral galaxy located in the southern part of the constellation of Coma Berenices. It is one of the brightest and largest galaxies in the Virgo cluster and is located approximately 55 million light-years from Earth


Imaging data:
Date: Jan 5-Feb 8 2014
Location: New Ringgold PA
Optics: Hyperion 12.5 inch f/9 2532mm focal length (Dicks)
Mount: Paramount ME
Camera/Filters: SBIG STL1000 Camera with Baader RGBHa Filters
Guiding: Interal
Exposure: L:24x10 min R:27x8 min G:16x8 min B:26x10 min for a total of 14 hours
Processing: Image acquisition using CCD Autopilot. Initial processing was done using Maxim DL with subsequent processing using Photoshop.